It depends on the college. I'm in Austin today. There are tons of restaurants and a big music scene near campus, but also lots of young pan handlers and old druggies that enjoyed the night life a bit too much. I wouldn't want my daughter attending school in an urban setting where I had to worry about non students wandering around the campus at night.

While Georgia Tech is in mid town Atlanta, the campus is nicely separated from the city. I never saw too many thugs wandering around on campus. Maybe they were afraid of us. Usually it is the nerdy guys that go postal and shoot places up.

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Posted by Spirit Of Aggieland

Houston

Member since Aug 2011

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Posted on 8/23/13 at 11:31 am to Ramblin Wreck

Atlanta is as urban as it gets. No offense, I like GT, but although it feels separste, you can view the campus from downtown/midtown office buildings. It is similar to Rice University in that regard.

I've heard Athens is the best college town in the SEC.

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Posted by athens-ga

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Member since Jun 2013

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Posted on 8/24/13 at 10:25 am to Ramblin Wreck

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It depends on the college. I'm in Austin today. There are tons of restaurants and a big music scene near campus, but also lots of young pan handlers and old druggies that enjoyed the night life a bit too much. I wouldn't want my daughter attending school in an urban setting where I had to worry about non students wandering around the campus at night. While Georgia Tech is in mid town Atlanta, the campus is nicely separated from the city. I never saw too many thugs wandering around on campus. Maybe they were afraid of us. Usually it is the nerdy guys that go postal and shoot places up.

this is just ridiculous. austin is one of this country's best cities, and tech is about six blocks from the hood.

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